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I currently have a Cosmos 1000 but I want to replace it for something bigger. I have 2 graphic cards with massive coolers that take up 3 slots each and there is just no breathing room. they heat up to 95* C after an hour of playing. I don't want to do water cooling.

I am looking for something that has a minimalistic yet attractive design. No giant LEDs, no 20" fans, etc. So far the Cosmos II and Obsidian 900D caught my eye. I know about the upcoming Phanteks Enthoo Primo, but i'm not interested in it because the hard drive bays are facing the wrong direction.

Are there any other aluminum cases out there that are like the two I mentioned?
 
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most FD if not all come with sound deadening on the sides and top panels so it makes them supper quiet. Im...
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do you have a budget?

if no budget I would get the XSPC - H2 Tower Case. I bought this the first part of this year and its the last case im going to buy. went through many full tower llian li and silver stone cased. the H2 is big and has room for a lot of fans. Mine holds a custom water loop with 3 rads in a push pull totaling 20 fans, total case has 25 fans.
 
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that case has too much mess in the front. way too ugly. plus it is even smaller than what I have now. I want to go bigger so much graphic cards don't suffocate.



That's actually a good looking case. I don't like the fact that it is plastic and steel, was looking for as much aluminum as possible. But I'll stop by microcenter this friday and check this one out. Thanks.

still open to more suggestions
 
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no budget. i am willing to spend whatever I have to as long as the computer is not an eyesore and yet still somewhat functional. and that case is most definitely an eyesore.
 
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also look at any lian li or Silverstone case. Lian li's have gotten a little cheaper (thinner aluminum) but are still very good cases. I have also started to buy fractal design cases, also very well build. If I ever buy a new case those 4 are my go to case designers. XSPC, Lian Li, Silverstone, & fractal Design
 
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Just checked out Fractal Design, never heard of them before. And I'm liking the Define XL R2. It reminds me of an Antec case I've seen before, but bigger, which for me is a good thing. As far as i can tell from their website, that is as big as their cases go. i'll definitely be looking into it. Thanks
 
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Define XL R2 with full side window! : http://www.frozencpu.com/products/19424/cst-1408/Fractal_Design_Define_XL_R2_XL-ATX_Full_Tower_Case_w_Custom_Bolt-On_Full_Window_-_Titanium_Grey_FD-CA-DEF-XL-R2-TI.html?gclid=COCAwPq7jLkCFZFFMgodDBIAVw

And a few more to look at:

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/7883/cst-776/Antec_Twelve_Hundred_Full_Tower_Gaming_Case_w_Custom_Bolt-On_Window.html?tl=g1c7s27

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/15472/cst-1284/Enermax_Fulmo_GT_HPTX_Gaming_Full_Tower_w_Custom_Bolt-On_Full_Window_ECA1092AG-BL-CUSTOM.html?tl=g1c7s27

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/20637/cst-1417/FrozenQ_Full_Tower_X1_Liquid_Cooling_Ready_Acrylic_Chassis_-_Black_Black.html?tl=g1c7s27
 
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most FD if not all come with sound deadening on the sides and top panels so it makes them supper quiet. Im not sure how well the air cooling is for those cases. I have the mid tower for my office computer put it is water cooled with a 360 rad mounted on the top of the case.
 
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the cooling can't be worse than what i have now. the Cosmos 1000 is a pretty case and is extremely sturdy, BUT, the cable management is atrocious. even though there are ducts to put cables behind the motherboard, there isn't enough clearance between the panel that holds the motherboard and the side panel to keep any kind of cables. it's almost like those ducts are there just for show. they fixed this issue in the Cosmos II. I'm not too broken up over it because I only paid $100 for my Cosmos 1000 when it was on sale at Microcenter.

my heat problem is due to the fact that i have tons of cables in the case that are preventing any sort of airflow. the computer has 8 SATA drives, 2 giant cards that require 2 PCI-E power cables each, plus another 10 cables that go to the front panel. and all of those cables sit right behind the graphic cards. there is also virtually zero clearance between the bottom GPU and the PSU. when i get home i'll add a picture just to show how bad it is.
 
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